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the physical or mental power to do something
as a result of the accident the once-vigorous athlete lost the ability to walk
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Recent Examples of abilities
Sanford also plans to extend this research to other primate species to map reasoning abilities across evolution.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Hirschhorn wrote that Beijing’s surveillance abilities were nothing compared to the half-million surveillance cameras blanketing London.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Since the inaugural event in 2023, TBFE has raised over $250,000 for local charities while giving opportunities to models of all shapes, sizes, complexions, and abilities to walk runways, not just in Tampa, but at New York Fashion Week and Miami Swim Week.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Over the course of the movie, a psychically gifted teen breaks down under the weight of his abilities—most viscerally in a sequence in which his body, seemingly completely out of his control, mutates into an ever-growing mass of flesh.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
More complex abilities like reasoning aren’t the bottleneck on robot performance right now—so top robots like Figure’s 03 are equipped with smaller, faster, non-state-of-the-art language models.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Due to their swimming abilities, the monkeys were able to swim to the forest and breed, according to the researchers.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Before that, though, Moore says the 14-time Grammy winner was insecure about her abilities.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
This evolution has created a cohesive resort that offers a diverse range of terrain for all abilities.
—Charles Curkin, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Hirschhorn wrote that Beijing’s surveillance abilities were nothing compared to the half-million surveillance cameras blanketing London.
—Byron Tau, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Since the inaugural event in 2023, TBFE has raised over $250,000 for local charities while giving opportunities to models of all shapes, sizes, complexions, and abilities to walk runways, not just in Tampa, but at New York Fashion Week and Miami Swim Week.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Over the course of the movie, a psychically gifted teen breaks down under the weight of his abilities—most viscerally in a sequence in which his body, seemingly completely out of his control, mutates into an ever-growing mass of flesh.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
More complex abilities like reasoning aren’t the bottleneck on robot performance right now—so top robots like Figure’s 03 are equipped with smaller, faster, non-state-of-the-art language models.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Due to their swimming abilities, the monkeys were able to swim to the forest and breed, according to the researchers.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Before that, though, Moore says the 14-time Grammy winner was insecure about her abilities.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
This evolution has created a cohesive resort that offers a diverse range of terrain for all abilities.
—Charles Curkin, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abilities
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The 2028 Olympics Earlier this year, Archer Aviation became the exclusive air taxi partner for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a move Goldstein hopes will demonstrate Midnight’s capabilities on a global stage.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kyiv is now pinning its hopes on Europe to beef up its capabilities.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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LaVert Murray Murray has worked for the Unified Government in varying capacities, including decades on its economic development team before becoming an advisor during Garner’s administration.—
Sofi Zeman
October 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Laboratory testing capacities at the CDC and expert guidance to analyze local trends may also be hampered during the shutdown, experts say.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Travel volunteering — exchanging skills for accommodation and sometimes food or other benefits — has long been a pillar of the backpacking community.—
Georgiana Ralphs,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Consider adding to your skills by taking free and inexpensive upskilling courses like Google’s career certificates.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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His mind and interests and talents — beyond music as well — are so unique.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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These tryouts attracted numerous prominent independent wrestling talents from around the globe.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Reich began teaching more than 40 years ago, serving on the faculties of Harvard, Brandeis, and finally at Berkeley (with stints in between serving in the Ford, Carter, and Clinton administrations).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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This, in turn, allows our other faculties to kick in — namely, problem-solving, pattern recognition, and categorization.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
14 Aug. 2025
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More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Students are sorted into these houses based on their personalities and magical aptitudes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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So thinking about my senior leadership team, what kind of roles and competencies are needed for the future and what is the right operating model of that leadership structure, given the fact that the organization has been rapidly changing.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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In California, with 40% of residents speaking a language other than English at home, these competencies are everyday necessities.—
Annie K. Lamar,
Mercury News,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Abilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abilities. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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